Toronto address · Ward 20, Scarborough Southwest
45 Commonwealth Ave
The City of Toronto has 2 building permits since 2017 (2 still open) and 1 Committee of Adjustment file on record for this address.
Building permits
Every permit the City lists for this address since 2017, and any still open from before, newest first.
- Not started
New house · New building
Proposal to construct a new 2 storey, 3 unit dwelling.
Applied Sep 24, 2026 · 2 homes added · Permit 26 243286 BLD
- Application acceptable
Demolition
Proposal to construct a new 2 storey, 3 unit dwelling.
Applied Sep 24, 2026 · 1 home removed · Permit 26 243295 DEM
Committee of Adjustment
This address's applications to the City's Committee of Adjustment since 2017, and any still open. A minor variance asks for a small exception to the zoning by-law, such as a little more height or a smaller setback; a consent divides a lot or grants an easement.
- Closed
Minor variance · New R building
To construct a new two-storey detached building (triplex) with a front covered porch, front ground floor balcony, front second storey balcony, rear ground floor deck, rear second storey balcony and rear basement walkout. The existing one-storey detached dwelling will be demolished.
Decision: Approved (hearing Jun 4, 2025)
Filed Mar 24, 2025 · File A0071/25SC
What’s planned nearby
Development sites within 500 m
No rezoning, site plan, subdivision or condominium file open within 500 m, and no pre-construction project on the site.
Neighbours’ Committee of Adjustment files within 250 m
80 Huntington Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new two-storey duplex. The existing one-storey dwelling will be demolished.
230 m away · filed Aug 13, 2026 · Hearing scheduled
23 Huntington Ave · Minor variance
To construct an addition to the rear of the existing detached garage.
180 m away · filed Jun 9, 2026 · Hearing scheduled
70 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new two-storey detached dwelling. The existing one-storey dwelling will be demolished.
170 m away · filed May 1, 2026 · Approved
757 Midland Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new two-storey garden suite in the rear yard.
150 m away · filed Jan 29, 2026 · Approved
64 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance
To permit rear and side yard hard landscaping. There will be no alterations to the existing two-storey dwelling.
140 m away · filed Aug 15, 2025 · Approved
23 Commonwealth Ave · Minor variance
To alter the existing two-storey dwelling by enclosing the front porch and constructing a rear yard two-storey addition with a rear yard deck.
150 m away · filed May 7, 2025 · Approved
24 Winter Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new two-storey detached dwelling with a secondary suite in the basement. There will be a total of two dwelling units on the lot.
170 m away · filed Jan 15, 2025 · Approved
60 Huntington Ave · Minor variance
To construct a new three-storey fourplex. Cross reference Consent and Minor Variance Applications A0006/25SC and B0003/25SC being considered jointly.
110 m away · filed Dec 31, 2024 · Refused
From the City of Toronto’s open data: building permits (active, and cleared since 2017), Committee of Adjustment applications and address points, this record updated Sep 29, 2026, and the development sites from its Development Applications data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Construction cost estimates and contractors’ names are left out on purpose, and nothing here names an owner.